“I can’t think of a single thing we agree on, but I did send a private message to him yesterday to say how horrified I was to see it.

“What surprised me most is that Jacob Rees-Mogg is stood right there. If you really disagree with him and the protest is about him, then why not have a go at him? Why not discuss the ideas or argue with him?

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“Instead they chose to shout at the kids and I think that shows a lot about the nature of the people involved.”

Talk Radio host Julia Hartley-Brewer questioned how this kind of abuse is becoming more tolerable within public life, referring specifically to Nigel Farage.

She responded: “He isn’t the first politician to have angry protestors on his doorstep or abuse of his children.

“Nigel Farage has had this repeatedly in public and somehow it seems to be acceptable.

It's a no go area

Neil Coyle

“It’s very difficult to separate the personal from the politics.”

The Bermondsey and Old Southwark MP then finished off his interview with the declaration: “It’s a no-go area.”

The shocking video was circulated yesterday, and shows protestors holding a large banner with one man shouting “your daddy is a horrible person” and a “latin-eating toff”.

The banner allegedly read: “We must devastate the avenues where the wealthy live.”

Brexit news: Neil Coyle has called the ambush of Rees-Mogg's children "scummy" (Image: Express)

The protestor then launched a bizarre tirade of abuse against the children’s nanny Veronica Crook, accusing her of having “Stockholm syndrome”.

Speaking on the radio, Tory MP Robert Halfon joked: “The nanny is a hero! I suspect if she was standing for leader and maybe had a coalition with Brenda from Bristol then the country would probably be in a good shape.”

Home Secretary Sajid Javid tweeted in support of Rees-Mogg and his family, branding the protest as “absolutely disgraceful”.